I would argue that the early adopters were inconsequential. They were too few in numbers to affect anything. The internet created a culture on it's own, one th

I would argue that the early adopters were inconsequential. They were too few in numbers to affect anything. The internet created a culture on it's own, one that continues to be a challenge to integrate into society, because human nature weren't designed for it. It's a new environment, and our information processing capabilities and peculiarities lack the adaptation for it. The internet is a bold experiment.